Funny In Failure

Michael Kahan

A podcast that interviews funny and interesting people to discuss their careers and some of the challenges they have faced. I hope to use this platform to normalise and encourage the discussion of failure, particularly through the lens of the entertainment industry, to show that it can be a stepping stone towards the road of success. Nothing is better than humour to normalise a situation, so having deep and meaningful conversations, interspersed with comedy and laughter, helps us celebrate and appreciate life's frustrating moments.

  1. 19小時前

    #347: David Magidoff - Just Keep Going

    David Magidoff is a comedian and actor who you might have seen him as Sheriff Teddy Reed in Showtime's Dexter: Resurrection and Dexter: New Blood. Recent credits include High Potential and a recurring role as Nicky Brooks on Apple TV's Emmy winning series The Morning Show. Other credits include: Veronica Mars," "ER," "NCIS," and "Lethal Weapon. He is currently performing a three year sold out run of his improvised comedy show Making Love with David Magidoff (7th August - 23rd August at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. David Magidoff is turning tear drops into punchlines through improvised musical comedy at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival with Making Love with David Magidoff. The mushy-hearted Jewish man who weeps at insurance commercials is bringing that emotional instability to the Assembly, alongside a band, performing ensemble, and a star-studded line-up of guest appearances. He is honoured to be joined by BRIT Award-winning musician Fran Healy of Travis, comedians Mike Wozniak, Mark Watson, and BAFTA-nominee Rosie Jones, with more guests to be announced. Hot off the Netflix is a Joke Festival and midway through a three-year sold-out "tour-de-force" run at Los Angeles' Iconic Elysian Theater, the show sees Magidoff interview a celebrity guest about a real wild love story from their life. He and his cast of world-renowned improvisers including Stephanie Courtney (Mad Men), Kimberly Condict (Shrinking), alongside Grammy-nominated rapper Propaganda, Josh Cake and Karen Hall, turn the story into a fully madcap improvised musical performed live on stage. Magidoff's runaway Los Angeles run of Making Love has featured a wide range of celebrities including Tony Hale (Veep), Michael C. Hall (Dexter), and Oscar Nuñez (The Office)...whose wife jumped on stage and grabbed the microphone from him because he was telling their proposal story all wrong. In a show this raw, the only thing guaranteed is that it won't go according to plan! He also hosted "Fanaddicts," a popular podcast produced by Roddenberry Entertainment, where he invites celebrity guests to share their favorite pop culture obsessions.  We chat about being an improv champion, being the Air BNB queen, real estate advice from Mark Duplass, his Edinburgh shows, having meaningful moments with fancy people, Jew to Jesus story and finding what works best for you, emergency rabbis, being directed by Jerry Seinfeld, prioritising and choosing fun and crazy reason he lost an improv competition + plenty more! Check David out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidmagidoff Website & tickets: https://magidoff.com/ Tickets: https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/making-love-with-david-magidoff Facebook:  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBK0orXERdXeTkzrDGsw-gg ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/

  2. 7月20日

    Gilli Apter - Confidence to Try

    Gilli Apter is a London-based comedian from South Africa. Gilli started doing stand up in Johannesburg and has since gone on to perform at comedy clubs internationally, most often in London, where she is a regular face on the comedy circuit. She has toured the world hosting the smash hit comedy show, Story Party | True Dating Stories.  Gilli's solo show: The Hilarious Deep Amazing Comedy Show has recently sold out repeatedly in London, in cities across Europe (Madrid, Zurich, Vienna, Lisbon, Riga, Helsinki and more) as well as in her native South Africa.  You can watch her stand up on Trevor Noah's "Nationwild" on Showmax in South Africa, or on "Only Jokes Allowed" on Netflix worldwide. Gilli is currently touring Asia and Australia and later in September she will be in Europe, check the links below for more details. We chat we about doing a video a day for a year, starting comedy in her 30's, mentors and words of encouragement and discouragement, being kicked out of advertising school, embracing 'failure', breakups, the lies we tell ourselves, getting on Netflix, her tour + plenty more! Check Gilli out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gillog/ Website/ tickets: https://gilliapter.com/shows/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gilliaptercomedian/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBK0orXERdXeTkzrDGsw-gg ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/

  3. 7月13日

    Leonardo Nam - What-Ifs

    Leonardo Nam is an Argentinean-Australian Korean actor who has built a career defined by versatility and emotional depth. Audiences know him from HBO's Emmy-award winning Westworld, where he starred opposite Thandiwe Newton as Felix Lutz, as well as standout roles in films such as The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants franchise, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and The Perfect Score.  Other credits include: The Flash, Disjointed, Hawaii Five-O, Royal Pains, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Bones, Maggie, MacGyver, Room 104, Sneaky Pete and DC Universe's Swap Thing to name a few.   Off-screen, Leonardo is also entering a major new chapter creatively with the launch of Good On Ya Productions, his independent film and television banner focused on globally-minded, character-driven storytelling.   Leonardo is returning to the spotlight as the fan-favorite character Maddox Hatter, alongside Kylie Cantrall, Malia Baker, Brandy, and Rita Ora in Descendants: Wicked Wonderland. As the fifth instalment in the hit franchise, Descendants: Wicked Wonderland follows Red and Chloe as they confront the fallout of their time travel through Wonderland and face the now-villainous Maddox Hatter. Descendants: Wicked Wonderland will premiere globally July 16, 2026, on Disney Channel and stream the following day on Disney+. Also check out his new film, Love Is The Monster, out now! We chat about studying clown work and the propound impact it had, Descendants, leaving architecture, his production company (Good On Ya Productions), moving to America and sleeping on a park bench, the well, wellness & meditation, artist dates, mentors + much more! Check Leonardo out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leonardo_nam/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@leonardonam ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/

  4. 7月6日

    Joe Flanigan - Overcoming Fears

    Joe Flanigan is an actor and writer. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the main character Major/Lt. Colonel John Sheppard in STARGATE: ATLANTIS which went into international syndication with 100 episodes. He additionally wrote for the series. Joe started his career in politics working as an advance man at the White House. That was followed by a stint at Andy Warhol's Interview magazine until finally settling At Sanford Meisner's Neighborhood Playhouse in New York.  He was quickly cast in several NBC projects and eventually put under contract there as a series regular for NBC's 'Sisters' alongside Sela Ward and Swoosie Kurtz.  This was followed by another series regular role…... Don Bellisario's First Monday on CBS starring Charles Durning & Joe Mantegna.  He was then cast on Garry Marshal's The Other Sister alongside Diane Keaton, Juliette Lewis, and Giovanni Ribisi. Joe has appeared in other TV shows and movies, including Birds of Prey, Tru Calling, Thoughtcrimes, CSI: Miami, Women's Murder Club, Warehouse 13, Fringe, 6 Bullets, Major Crimes, Dawsons Creek, Providence, Profiler, General Hospital as Dr. Neil Byrne to name a few. Joe can most recently be seen in multiple episodes on the third and final season of Apple's TV show SEE starring Jason Momoa. We chat about Stargate Atlantis, odd cameo requests, being shy and facing his fears, rejection, doing many pilots before Stargate, sticking to your guns, someone stealing his script, integrity, honouring your instincts plus plenty more! Check Joe out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joeflaniganofficial ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/

  5. 6月29日

    Nathan Cavaleri - Being with Fear

    Nathan Cavaleri is an Australian guitarist, singer-songwriter and screen composer. From child prodigy to cancer survivor, from global stages to mental health collapse, Nathan Cavaleri lays bare an extraordinary journey.  By age 12, Cavaleri was at the centre of a bidding war between the labels of Michael Jackson, Prince, and Madonna. By 16, he'd toured the world with B.B. King, played the Kennedy Centre in front of the Clintons during their time in office, and shared stages with icons like Etta James and Bonnie Raitt, all while becoming a familiar face to millions across Australia and the US. Now he's taking his life story to theatres across Australia this year for Growing Pains - The Nathan Cavaleri Story. In this raw, solo show filled with storytelling and music, he traces his path from busking in Campbelltown to the heights of stardom — and back home to himself. (Links below) Various peaks of Nathan's career had him carrying out media tours, performing world stages and recording albums whilst undergoing treatment for Leukaemia. Later in life, his music career was crippled by anxiety/depression, chronic insomnia & fatigue which forced him to take five years off. Throughout this time, he drew on his community of world class artists & varying psychological & biophysical practitioners for a better understanding on how to "be human" in a creative industry. Knowledge acquired helped him to develop the tools that ultimately lead to a confidence and freedom that accommodates life's ups and downs both on and off the stage. We chat about being world famous as a child, performing with Michael Jacksons label, his famous Twitch streams, intuition, bad mentors, his crazy health journey and getting out of his dark period, facing your fears, bullying, practioner that saved his life, love of music plus plenty more! Check Nathan out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathan_cavaleri/ Tour: https://www.nathancavaleri.com/tour Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nathancavaleri Beyond Fear & Anxiety for Performers: https://www.nathancavaleri.com/beyondfearandanxiety? Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nathancavaleri Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/nathancavalerimusic Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/nathancavaleri/ ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/

  6. 6月8日

    Reed Birney: I Didn't Die

    Reed Birney has been working in film, television and theater for decades. Among his earliest credits are Albert Innaurato's Broadway comedy GEMINI in 1974 and Arthur Penn's FOUR FRIENDS in 1981. A celebrated member of the New York theatre community, Reed has won a Tony and numerous other awards and nominations for plays including THE HUMANS, CASA VALENTINA, MAN FROM NEBRASKA, UNCLE VANYA, BLASTED, and CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION. Most recently he starred opposite his son Ephraim Birney in CHESTER BAILEY at Irish Rep, and in the highly successful run of Donald Margulies's LUNAR ECLIPSE at Second Stage, following a sold out run at Shakespeare & Company. On television, he was recently seen recurring opposite Kim Kardashian in the most recent season of "American Horror Story". He was also recently seen in Peacock's "Poker Face", and "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds." Other TV credits include HBO's "Succession" and Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale", as well as the Apple TV+ series "Home Before Dark". He is also well known for his performance as Vice President Donald Blythe in the Netflix series "House of Cards". Next he will be seen in a series regular role on the upcoming season of "Silo" on Apple TV+, and also recently joined the cast of the limited series "Rabbit, Rabbit" for Netflix. In film, Reed received a Gotham Award nomination for his performance in the Bleecker Street feature MASS opposite Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs and Martha Plimpton. The film's cast was also honored with the Robert Altman Award at the Independent Spirit Awards. Other recent film credits include THE MENU opposite Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy, the Universal/Blumhouse thriller THE HUNT, and Netflix's THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION and LOST GIRLS. Reed recently shot an independent feature THE STEEL HARP with Lois Smith and Cherry Jones, as well as BLUE FILM which debuted at Edinburgh Film Festival in August.  We chat about almost quitting 3 times, regrets, 35 bad years & breakout roles 'later in life', embracing fear, being a LIFER, rejection & nasty things people say, spreading the ashes of one of his teachers, terrible plays, His Tony speech, good and bad agents, not working for a year + more! Check out BLUE FILM (tickets currently out) https://obscuredreleasing.com/films/blue-film ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/

關於

A podcast that interviews funny and interesting people to discuss their careers and some of the challenges they have faced. I hope to use this platform to normalise and encourage the discussion of failure, particularly through the lens of the entertainment industry, to show that it can be a stepping stone towards the road of success. Nothing is better than humour to normalise a situation, so having deep and meaningful conversations, interspersed with comedy and laughter, helps us celebrate and appreciate life's frustrating moments.

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